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Utah State Route 46
State Route 46 (SR-46) is a state highway at the eastern edge of Utah running for 21.6 mi (34.8 km) in San Juan County.
State Route 46 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by UDOT | |
| Length | 21.595 mi[1] (34.754 km) |
| Existed | 1915 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-45–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | US 191 at La Sal Junction |
| East end | SH 90 towards Naturita, CO |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| Highway system | |
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Route description
The route begins in the west at its junction with US-191 at La Sal Junction about twenty miles (32 km) south of Moab and proceeds eastward to the south of the La Sal Mountains through the town of La Sal before ending at the Colorado state line where the road becomes SH 90, which then leads to a junction with SH 141 at Vancorum.
History
The road from SR-9 (US-450, now US-191) at La Sal Junction east to Colorado was added to the state highway system in 1915,[2] and in 1927 the state legislature numbered it SR-46.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in San Juan County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Sal Junction | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 191 | Western terminus | |
| | 21.595 | 34.754 | SH 90 | Eastern terminus (Colorado state line) | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "UDOT Highway Reference, SR-46". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation, State Route History February 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 2007
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
46. From LaSal Junction in San Juan County, thence easterly via LaSal to the Utah-Colorado State line.
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